The Impact of Feminism on Political Concepts and Debates (Paperback)

Many feminists have engaged with the man-made concepts and approaches of traditional political analysis to produce an increasingly sophisticated and wide-ranging body of thought. The starting point of this book is the belief that such work is not simply 'something for the girls'; rather, it has profound and complex implications without which our understanding of political processes and ideas would be impoverished. This book provides an accessible overview and assessment of the impact of recent feminism by bringing together leading feminist and pro-feminist political theorists and analysts, to focus on key concepts, such as rationality, citizenship, democracy and democratisation, development and empowerment. Each chapter takes a 'malestream' concept and examines both the critical debates around it and feminist reactions/critiques. It then analyses the significance and implications of feminism for the concept, considers whether it can simply be extended to include women, or whether it should be radically transformed or even abandoned, and assesses whether feminist input has become part of the mainstream debate or remains marginalised. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2007
First published:	2007
Editors:	Georgina Blakeley • Valerie Bryson
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-0-7190-7512-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism
LSN:	0-7190-7512-2
Barcode:	9780719075124

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